June 2010 Articles

Summer Gold
By Goldsearch AustraliaNaturally with the good weather there were plenty out and looking for their share of yellow.[... Summer Gold]

Mission Accomplished! A world war I medal makes it home at last
By Gemangi
When I picked it up it was much heavier and thicker than a penny and then I noticed the ring on top and realised it was a medallion of some sort. [...Mission Accomplished]

At last some gold worth the effortBy BenOne year my father did a fossicking course through the TAFE in Canberra and at the end of the course went on a field trip with his class to a fossicking area near Adelong. [... at last some gold]

The Legacy of Bert Kayes
By Patrick O'BrienThis story begins 120 million years ago, give or take a million years, when horrible big beasties roamed the planet and the night sky was lit by a multitude of erupting volcanoes. [... The legacy of Bert Kayes]

Bits & Pieces

The Mother of all PearlsThe largest and most expensive pearl ever found is known variously as the ‘Pearl of Lao Tzu’ or ‘The Pearl of Allah’ [...]